“No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.” These are the 26 words that serve as the foundation for many policy and jud...
Last year, Elon Musk proclaimed that AI was already smarter than the smartest person in the world, and soon will be smarter than all of the smartest people in the world collectively. No matter how one might feel about this statement, it is undeniable...
George Orwell’s canonical work, 1984, warns of a future in which the all-powerful ‘Big Brother’ dictates truth by rewriting history so that only one version of the world can exist. Orwell frames this dystopian dictatorship as attempting to dilu...
As a sixth grader, I was absolutely ecstatic to hear the rumor that my school would be switching to a four-day school week. By the fall of 2018, my hopes were actualized, and both school districts in my city transitioned to a Monday-through-Thursday ...
As a sixth grader, I was absolutely ecstatic to hear the rumor that my school would be switching to a four-day school week. By the fall of 2018, my hopes were actualized, and both school districts in my city transitioned to a Monday-through-Thursday ...
In the summer of 2022, the US Supreme Court ruled on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade, which had created a framework to regulate abortion by trimester and ensured access to previability abortions on a federal le...
In the summer of 2022, the US Supreme Court ruled on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade, which had created a framework to regulate abortion by trimester and ensured access to previability abortions on a federal le...
Curtains draw back, revealing a polished, wooden stage. On this stage stand actors. The audience awaits a show of Shakespearean civility with tame negotiations and eloquent language. Instead, the actors hurl insults with grandiose, inflated gestures....
Curtains draw back, revealing a polished, wooden stage. On this stage stand actors. The audience awaits a show of Shakespearean civility with tame negotiations and eloquent language. Instead, the actors hurl insults with grandiose, inflated gestures....
During the 2024 presidential race, GEO Group, the nation’s largest private prison company, was the first corporation to max out donations to Donald Trump’s SuperPAC with $500,000, ultimately contributing over a million dollars to his campaign. Th...
During the 2024 presidential race, GEO Group, the nation’s largest private prison company, was the first corporation to max out donations to Donald Trump’s SuperPAC with $500,000, ultimately contributing over a million dollars to his campaign. Th...
I hold my mom’s hand as we walk the two blocks to mass, passing the bustling sidewalk market of vendors selling mangoes, tacos, and fruits. Sunday is my favorite day of the week because it means attending mass at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart, whe...
I hold my mom’s hand as we walk the two blocks to mass, passing the bustling sidewalk market of vendors selling mangoes, tacos, and fruits. Sunday is my favorite day of the week because it means attending mass at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart, whe...
Massachusetts residents often express smugness about the strength of their education system, tying it to the state’s liberal political leaning. On the surface, this arrogance appears to be earned—Massachusetts regularly ranks among the top three ...
Massachusetts residents often express smugness about the strength of their education system, tying it to the state’s liberal political leaning. On the surface, this arrogance appears to be earned—Massachusetts regularly ranks among the top three ...
Whether we accept it or not, the impending rise of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), a theoretical expansion of AI capabilities that are equally or more proficient than a human mind, will be the significant technological shift of our lifetimes. ...
Whether we accept it or not, the impending rise of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), a theoretical expansion of AI capabilities that are equally or more proficient than a human mind, will be the significant technological shift of our lifetimes. ...
In the dimmed studio of my first rhythm cycle class, I might have mistaken it for a nightclub. Lights flicker from purple to blue to green, absorbed by the black metal of the bikes’ core. Amid the music and motion, the instructor shouts affirmation...
In the dimmed studio of my first rhythm cycle class, I might have mistaken it for a nightclub. Lights flicker from purple to blue to green, absorbed by the black metal of the bikes’ core. Amid the music and motion, the instructor shouts affirmation...
Routine. Ordinary. Ritual. Since birth, we navigate the world with innate pattern recognition skills. When we find contrast, we feel drawn to that change. Born on Capitol Hill, we are living through a crack against the normal; a break against the rit...
Routine. Ordinary. Ritual. Since birth, we navigate the world with innate pattern recognition skills. When we find contrast, we feel drawn to that change. Born on Capitol Hill, we are living through a crack against the normal; a break against the rit...
“If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act...
“If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act...
The American sports world is inextricably intertwined with the political arena. Championship teams in the US’s four major sports leagues—Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA), the National Football League (NFL), a...
The American sports world is inextricably intertwined with the political arena. Championship teams in the US’s four major sports leagues—Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA), the National Football League (NFL), a...
In the 1930s, amid record economic downturn and hardship, the President of the United States claimed that Mexican laborers were stealing jobs from Americans, using the slogan “American jobs for real Americans.” Relying on racist stereotypes and e...
In the 1930s, amid record economic downturn and hardship, the President of the United States claimed that Mexican laborers were stealing jobs from Americans, using the slogan “American jobs for real Americans.” Relying on racist stereotypes and e...